Window-shade fixture



April 21. 1931. c. MUENTE'QER 1,80 ,682

WINDOW SHADE FIXTU RE Filed Dec. 11, 1928 E 14 23 m 2 ,E" 12 INVENTOR.

Patented Apr. 21, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHRISTIAN MUENTENER, OF BOGOTA, NEW JERSEY WINDOW-SHADE FIXTURE Application filed December 11, 1928. Serial No. 325,242.

This invention relates to shade and curtain fixtures as applied to the frames of windows and like openings and has as its main object .1' occurs that the openings in one set of brackets, through which the securing means are passed, conform with s1m1lar openlngs in other brackets.

It is also notoriously difficult to arrange the t brackets at a uniform level and even dangerous to a novice because of the precarious position ordinarily assumed in installing, adjusting, changing and removing such brackets.

In the present invention it has been an object to provide a support bracket rlgldly engageable with any common type of wooden frame fully complete in itself and in which no extraneous fastenings are required, thus permitting a novice to attach the bracket, adjust or remove it, without tools of any kind and in a safe and secure manner.

A further feature is in the provision of a bracket that is not only self-sustaining, but self-adjustable to varying widths of window frames.

Another purpose is to combine with the bracket adequate supports for shades, and curtain draperies as may be desired.

' cheapness of construction and neatness of appearance, are accomplished by the novel and practical construction and arrangement of parts herein described and illustrated in the drawing forming part hereof, and in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of an embodiment of the device showing its application to a conventional window frame.

7 Figure 2 is a front elevational View of the same.

The numeral 5 in the drawing designates generally the left hand side of an ordinary window frame having the usual ornamentally molded front, the opposite side of the frame not being shown.

A curtain 6 is wound on a roller 7.provided with pintles 8, these elements appearing in broken lines merely to illustrate one of the purposes of the device. r

The brackets, obviously made rights and lefts, are composed of two sheet metal elements 9 and 10, respectively inner and outer, die cut and formed as clearly indicated.

The inner element 9 presents a straight parallel main portion, increased in width at the end 11 next the window opening and bent at a right angle to produce flanges 12 to extend along side the inner surface of the frame,

terminating in a vertical edge, inturned towards theframe and provided with sharp serrations or teeth 13. r

The flange 12 is preferably sheared to produce opposed bent lugs which together form a socket 14 to receive the shank 15 of an upstanding curtain hanger 16, offset outwardly and extending rearwardly to receive the shade roller pintle S. V

In the opposite portion of thebracket ele- 1nent9 is a rectangular opening17 its opposite side edges'being sheared and bent to produce inreaching, reentrant clips 18 folded over the corresponding edges of a similar opening 19 in the bracket element 10.

The edges of the latter opening are provided'with like clips 20 whereby the two elements are held in register and prevented from separating but permitted to slide one th t1 A These and other ob ects such as snnplicity, upon e 0 ler The outer portion 21 ofthe element 9 is V widened to correspond with the part 11, turned at a right angle rearwardly constituting a flange 22 and provided with an inreaching edge having teeth 23.

Extending outward towards the front and away from the window opening, are arms 24 and 25 formed integrally on the upper and lower edges of the bracket element 21, these arms having spaced openings to receive the downwardly bent ends of curtain and drapery support rods 26, 26 and 26", arranged in a horizontal plane and preferably above, as well as in front of, the shade roller 7.

The arms 24, 25 are parallel to each other and extend angularly outwards so that the downwardly bent ends of the support rods are disposed in different vertical planes when viewed from the front. The lower extremi ties of each of the downwardly bent ends terminate at a slight distance below the arms 25 so that any one of them may be manually forced upwards to raise the rods, which is of particular advantage in the event that a wall is located immediately to the sides of the arms 2l25. The rods may be. removed by pressing ones finger against the bottom ends of the downwardly bent ends of the support rods for slightly lifting any one of the rods, permitting manual gripping for complete removal. 7

The bracket elements 9 and 10, held togetherby the clips 18 and- 20, are drawn towards each other in such manner as to cause the teeth 13 and 23 to bite into the wooden frame 5, by means of helically coiled tension springs 27 and 28 having eyes at their ends to engage over clips 29 and 30 formed on the bracket elements 11 and 21 respectively, the springs extending longitudinally at the upper and lower side edges of the brackets. Then attaching the brackets, the curtain rods being removed and also the shade roller, the elements 9 and 10 are drawn apart to permit the teeth 13 and 23 to pass over the side edges of the window frame, whereupon the springs will draw the elements towards each other with sufficient force to hold them in position.

Thereafter, the opposite bracket having been applied and the pair adjusted level, the teethmay be further inserted in the wood by a light blow from. a hammer or other pressure applying means, the springs retaining the parts as adjusted.

The shade roller must be cut to proper length and the curtain rods will be provided with some form of telescopic or like adjustment for length as is usual.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple device for this purpose has been disclosed in the preferred form of its embodiment, but it is not desired to restrict the details toithe exact construction shown, it being obvious that changes, not involving the exercise of invention, may be made without conflicting with the scope of the appended claim.

IIavingthus described. my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A bracket for window draperies, comprising a two part clamp for attachment on a window frame, a pair of spaced parallel arms integral with one of the elements of said clamp extending horizontally and angularly outwards and formed with spaced apertures for receiving the downturned ends of a plu' rality of drapery support rods so as to hold the rods firmly in the same vertical plane.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHRISTIAN MUENTEN ER. 

